PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bad comes to the cage accompanied by Bad to the bone. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bad
vs
Capone

190 cm
26
183 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

185 cm
30
201 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Bad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikey Capone!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bad tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Capone.
Capone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Bad counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Capone!
Bad punching from mount but Capone doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bad unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bad cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bad prevents Capone from getting the reversal.
Poor strikes thrown by Bad there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Bad swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Capone is now in Bad's guard. A big mistake from Bad there, giving up the dominant position!
Bad looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bad is working hard here to advance position.
Capone controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Capone trying to control but Bad is working from the bottom.
Capone stopping the sweep attempt from Bad.
Capone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mikey Capone hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The fighters circle momentarily. Capone darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bad closes the distance and clinches up with Capone, looking for a takedown. Bad pushes Capone against the cage but Capone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bad closes the distance and clinches up with Capone, looking for a takedown. Bad pushes Capone against the cage but Capone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Capone scores with a leg kick.
Capone scores with the left hand. Bad knows he should have avoided that one.
Capone scores with a one two! Bad had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Capone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bad at a distance.
Capone takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mikey Capone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Capone gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bad to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Capone pulls Bad in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bad passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Bad tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bad working the ground and pound but Capone is defending the strikes.

Bad looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bad throws a strike aimed at the side of Capone's head but Capone avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bad throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
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Capone is looking to regain half guard here but Bad keeps moving and retains side control.
Capone is trying to control Bad's posture but Bad avoids it.
Capone takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Bad is trying to get an arm triangle but Capone is defending well.
Bad is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Bad dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A big left from Capone misses.
Capone throws an off balance right hand
and Bad counters with a nice leg kick.
Capone throws a hook but Bad avoids it easily.
Bad throws a low kick but Capone moves out of range easily.
Bad misses with a body punch
and Capone counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bad bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Capone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bad throws a low kick, looking for Capone's leg but Capone calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bad throws a right hand that misses
and Capone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bad thinking.
Bad throws a hook but Capone avoids it easily.
Capone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bad makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Capone really felt that one!
Capone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bad.
Bad throws a leg kick
letting Capone counter with a right hand.
A leg kick checked by Capone.
Bad moves in looking to clinch but Capone pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Capone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Capone misses with a body punch
and Bad counters with a nice body shot.
Capone throws a lazy uppercut
and Bad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Capone throws a sloppy body shot
and Bad counters with a stiff right hand.
Capone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Capone circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capone lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The fighters circling - Capone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bad shoots in but Capone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bad throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Capone counters with a nice leg kick.
Capone moves out of range of the body kick.
Capone throws a right hand that misses
enabling Bad to counter with a crisp jab.
Capone throws a front kick aimed at Bad's knee but Bad avoids it well.
Capone misses with a left hand
and Bad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bad changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Capone looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Bad thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Bad goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Capone has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bad but great work by Capone.
You can see the frustration on Bad's face as Capone controls the position.
Bad manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bad slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Capone stopping the sweep attempt from Bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Bad dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bad misses with a right hand
and Capone counters with a nice body shot.
Capone misses with a hook

and Bad counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bad tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Capone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bad can't find room to land a body shot as Capone controls the action.
A short uppercut from Bad.
A frustrated look appears on Capone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bad tries to pull guard but Capone holds him up against the cage and eventually Bad drops back down to his feet.
Capone gets underhooks to prevent Bad's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Bad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bad misses with a punch on the inside.
Bad tries a body shot but Capone blocks it.
Capone lands a hook that snaps the head of Bad backwards.

Capone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Capone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Capone staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Capone. Those never looked like landing.
Capone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Capone.
Bad misses with the body kick
and Capone counters with an outside leg kick.
Capone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Capone needs to keep his hands up - Bad had a free shot at his head there.
Capone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Capone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Bad counters with a nice double leg into side control. Capone won't be happy with that.
Bad lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Johnny Bad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bad cracks Capone with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Bad thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bad tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bad working the ground and pound.
Bad is trying to ground and pound but Capone uses the momentary lack of control by Bad to regain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Capone manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mikey Capone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bad forces his way into half guard.
Bad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Capone on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Bad is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Capone kicks Bad off and gets back to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bad.
Johnny Bad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bad shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bad showed some decent athleticism there.
Capone tries to get to full guard but Bad has control of the leg.
Capone wants to sweep but Bad has passed to side control!
Bad in side control, throwing shots but Capone defends.
Capone is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bad connects with a decent elbow.
Capone defending against the ground and pound.
Bad has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bad controlling the position.
Capone chipping away with strikes from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Bad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bad, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Bad!